Stratics Veteran

Since they added in stackable potions (with hotbar/hotkey usage in KR WITHOUT the need for UOA), I've totally ditched all my kegs. Easier to have a secure with one stack of each used potion type than however many kegs. Less item count, easier to grab the potions I need.

Means you're doing more "work" per gp but at least you get a steady income from it. Basically, very few basic crafts compare with goldfarming for profitability, but ask yourself how you want to spend your time. If you're content/happy making up kegs & selling them, rather than say beating on troglodytes *yawn*, then do it.

I have had a mixed result on selling kegs sometime I can keep them on the vendor for weeks sometimes not even days. I decide to do a package deal and add plant items in and they have seemed to do well if not better for me.

But, stackable potions are the way to go these days. Id rather have a stack of 60k pots than 600 kegs any day.

Click to expand...

Ya but a keg takes 10 bottles where your stack potions takes 60,000 bottles, sure you have one item but those 60k of bottles cost $300,000gp. Where a keg cost me hardly anything as most I can get myself and make. 10 bottles cost 50gp. And I am selling Gexp for 10k a keg, same with DP, my GP is going for 5500gp, the rest I sell at 5k per keg and this way I get repeats on my vendor.

Stratics VeteranAlumni

I've always offered a mix of kegs and bottles, though I price the kegs a little cheaper as they're not as expensive to construct. I find they sell as well as they did before stacking bottles, probably because fewer sellers stock kegs now.

Well, I just recently gotten back into selling Kegs. That is mostly because my Bro just recently acquired a Luna House. I started by trying to sell off the kegs I created via training my newest alchemist. Those have since sold. When I have the time I try to make more to stock up, but I'm not going to go hard core. I'm not doing it to make money, however.

I try to keep 3 GH/GC on my vendor at all times and put on others as I have the regs. Gathering the regs take a good amount of time or money. I originally priced my kegs at the old price of 5k each. I may have to raise my price, now that I actually have to put some effort into it. I see most in Luna keg vendors sell for 7.5k. You won't make millions off of Kegs, but you could build retailer/customer relationships with people. I buy my own regs from NPCs for 3-5 each and make my own kegs from resources I gather, including bottles, so i don't spend alot to create them. Throw in the fact that I am still training alchemy, it works for me.

there are people out there who are very rich that are willing to pay MORE for bulk kegs delivered to their Felucca home or guild house. you would think bulk price would be lower, but in UO, because of the inflation it is HIGHER because people don't want to make the kegs themselves and they don't want to fool around buying them off vendors.

let's say someone wanted 100 each keg Gheal, Gcure. the normal price is what? 5-10k each. that is 1-2 mil. I bet someone would pay 3-4 mil if you actually made 100 each keg and delivered them to a secure in their house, ready for them to use.

same with the bottles. if someone wants stacks of 60k bottles, they may be willing to pay the premium for someone to make and deliver them to their home. people just don't want the hassle.

same goes for other stuff like remove curse apples or any PvP equipment. a lot of PvP'ers hate stocking their house and just want an unlimited supply of everything they need without having to worry.

I have a Fel based vendor house. I have vendors that sell 10 of each type of pot and they sell out almost every day. I put kegs on there just in case I run out of pots and someone is in need. I do this also because I'm selling nearly 800 bottles every day and that adds up in a hurry.

Stratics Veteran

Though it's not a business that will make you extremely rich (the best way I personally think is killing monsters for leather. I sell barbed leather at about 175 gp per, which does add up. If you go dragon killing in Wind with say, a greater dragon you can run up and down to the bank easily and you have the loot of the daemons and drakes spawning there), it's still something that can be a lot of fun and very rewarding. If you have a well stocked potion vendor on a good location you can sell a lot every day. And people will love you for it .

Stratics is the oldest continually running MMORPG Fansite on the Internet. Founded in 1997 Stratics has served the Ultima Online Community for 18 years. We strive to provide the most complete social experience for Ultima Online players.